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Skald official artwork showing several party members on a rocky coast fending off sea monsters as waves crash around them, in classic C64 pixellated style

Review

Skald: Against the Black Priory review - a robust but inessential throwback to the RPG's primordial era

Blue cloister cult.

2 Jun 2024 Rick Lane

Crow Country official screenshot showing the main character in a room full of retro arcade machines, lit by a flourescent pink glow

Review

Crow Country review - retro horror thrills that offer much more than mere nostalgia

Park de Triomphe.

29 May 2024 Vikki Blake

A screenshot from V Rising. We see a caped, white-haired vampire walking down a carpeted hallway, sword drawn, towards the imposing, winged figure of Dracula.

Review

V Rising review - a wickedly deep, generous, and satisfying vampire fantasy

Spectdracular.

22 May 2024 Robert Purchese

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes official screenshot showing an elderly lady lying in bed in greyscale, with pink lasers coming out of her eyes

Review

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes review - art, ghosts, and perfect puzzles intertwine

Plight at the museum.

22 May 2024 Ashley Bardhan

Hellblade 2 official screenshot showing the top half of Senua's face peeping out from above a dark surface of water

Review

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 review - a triumphant return to a challenging story

A worrier's tale.

21 May 2024 Johnny Chiodini

Songs of Conquest key art showing four characters - an elf, a frog-person, a red-haired lady, and a bald mage - in front of a distant tower and orange cloudy sky

Review

Songs of Conquest review - fantasy tactics that favours breadth over depth

Hexes of might and magic.

20 May 2024 Katharine Castle

Indika promo image showing Indika's face, centre, in a black hood, surrounded by laughing elderly nuns with gold-yellow halos

Review

Indika review - a dark, surreal, and devilishly playful drama

Nun's on the run.

13 May 2024 Matt Wales

1000xresist official screenshot showing a character in a red mask and outfit talking to you, against red-lit futuristic background

Review

1000xResist review - a deeply personal exploration of diaspora politics and psychology

Sister act.

10 May 2024 Alexis Ong

A ghost cat looms over the player in Animal Well.

Review

Animal Well review - this one gets deep

A hole in one.

9 May 2024 Christian Donlan

hades 2 key art of melinoe wielding magic

Review

Hades 2 early access review - polish and terrifying power from some of the best out there

The fable of Arachne.

6 May 2024 Christian Donlan

MSI MPG 321URX review: the best QD-OLED monitor for US buyers

Review

Digital Foundry | MSI MPG 321URX review: the best QD-OLED monitor for US buyers

Another excellent side of the same QD-OLED coin.

30 Apr 2024 Reece Bithrey

Sand Land official image showing three characters in a rickety truck crying out

Review

Sand Land review - a fitting tribute to a wonderful author

Just deserts.

29 Apr 2024 Lewis Parker

No Rest for the Wicked artwork showing a bruised and bloodied warrior being gripped by two robed figures standing either side.

Review

No Rest For the Wicked early access review - a shaky start, but there's potential

I-soul-metric.

25 Apr 2024 Caelyn Ellis

Stellar Blade official promo image showing Eve looking straight on at the camera

Review

Stellar Blade review - no thinking, just slashing

Eve of destruction.

24 Apr 2024 Jessica Orr

Key art for Manor Lords. An armoured person atop their house surveying the kingdom before them. It is a pastoral idyll, all verdant green and topped with a castle on a hill, like a cherry tops a cake. A, um, grassy cake.

Review

Manor Lords early access review - beautiful foundations but missing important pieces

Hooray for the village people.

24 Apr 2024 Robert Purchese

Tales of Kenzera screenshot showing African prince in Afro-futurist landscape in sunset

Review

Tales of Kenzera review: a compassionate Afro-futurist exploration of grief

Fresh, genuine storytelling.

22 Apr 2024 Ed Nightingale

A hundred anime characters from Eiyuden Chronicles in mass collage

Review

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review - a Suikoden successor that plays things safe

Extrovert simulator.

21 Apr 2024 Kaan Serin

A vibrant illustration of a grizzled man in a baseball cap and t-shirt stuffing a bloody leg into a bag.

Review

Life Eater review - an intriguingly uncomfortable game about abduction that chickens out a bit

Raises questions it doesn't answer.

17 Apr 2024 Robert Purchese

Harold from Harold Halibut is standing looking forlornly into middle distance. He is wearing a beige shirt and trouser braces. The background is soft focus but it looks like there is graffiti behind him.

Review

Harold Halibut review - sub-aquatic sci-fi adventure is a little too prog-rock

Space-mod at sea.

15 Apr 2024 Chris Tapsell

A side-on, cartoony illustration of a wizardly old man, by the looks of things, wearing a high collared cloak and a stern expression. Behind him, pink swirling magic can be seen.

Review

Inkbound review - another stand out roguelike by the Monster Train team

The blot thickens.

11 Apr 2024 Robert Purchese

Broken Roads official screenshot showing a ramshackle desert town with several party members gathered in conversation

Review

Broken Roads review - a lonely scavenger hunt for scraps of interest

Nominative determinism.

10 Apr 2024 Ruth Cassidy

A soldier in power armour holds a huge gun, standing next to a civilian in this screen from Fallout

Review

TV Review | Fallout season 1 review - a wild Wasteland safari where naive optimism meets gory mayhem

Cooped up.

10 Apr 2024 Graeme Virtue

A dazzlingly bright illustrative, almost scribbled, crayon image of a feminine-looking character tossing a bullet into the air with their hand, while in the background, a line darts between dying silhouettes, depicting a bullet's journey. The main character is framed by a glowing sun.

Review

Children of the Sun review - a thrilling mashup of bullet-time and puzzle games

The kids are all bright.

9 Apr 2024 Vikki Blake

A beautiful mansion with a curving drive and fountain out front under a perfect summer sky in this shot from Botany Manor

Review

Botany Manor review - a beautiful, bucolic brain tickler

How does your garden grow?

9 Apr 2024 Matt Wales

Content Warning screenshot showing players heading off ahead of you in a grassy, sunny overworld, as you film them with camcorder in hand

Review

Content Warning review - a funny but forgettable 15 minutes of fame

Link in BOO!

8 Apr 2024 Ashley Bardhan